The NHS Trust responsible for the UK’s only gender-identity clinic for children may face legal action over claims it “rushed” some young patients into treatment, including the use of puberty-blocking drugs.
NHS England has already ordered the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to wind-down operations at the Tavistock Centre, also known as the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), after an independent review found it was not a “safe or viable long-term option”.
He alleges that “children and young adolescents were rushed into treatment without the appropriate therapy and involvement of the right clinicians, meaning that they were misdiagnosed”.
In response, the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust told Sky News that the “service is committed to patient safety.
“It works with every young person on a case-by-case basis, with no expectation of what might be the right pathway for them, and only the minority of young people who are seen in our service access any physical treatments while with us.
“GIDS has not heard from Pogust Goodhead about this matter, but it would be inappropriate to comment on any current or potential legal proceeding.”
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